Gulls and stuff

On Christmas Day a huge concentration of feeding gulls in Broad Sound. Visible from West Dale and in a line from south of Skokholm to near Skomer Head with the majority of birds in the middle of Broad Sound there was a feeding frenzy involving many thousands of birds. Impossible to tell what species but many BHG's on Marloes Beach too - one of the largest concentrations of gulls I have ever seen.

Today around the Gann probably c.500 LBB's with other large gulls but rather few BHG's. In the river lots of ducks - mainly Wigeon and Teal but also a few Mallard and Shoveler. Six Little grebe in the lower reaches of the Gann (where fourteen a few days ago) and a number of Redshank and a few Curlew and six Grey Plover.

Altogether a nice concentration of birds but perhaps not as many as you might expect given the cold weather. Pickleridge Pools had half de-frosted by lunchtime.